Mario Cruz and his Curious Muse

Original jazz/funk/fusion/world/cinematic muses...Mario has had the privilege to perform, record and/or tour with an impressive list of some of music’s biggest names including jazz greats Jaco Pastorius, Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, and Peter Erskine, pop icons Bruce Springsteen, Natalie Cole, Paul Shafer, and Joe Cocker, and blues legends Lou Rawls and Ray Charles. While part of the legendary fusion group “Blood, Sweat, and Tears”, Mario made his way to New York where he spent 25 years in the music scene before returning home to Texas. In addition to his list of world tours with big-name acts, he has an extensive resume of TV, jingle and motion picture studio work. Mario has written and arranged many compositions that have been used in TV shows, commercials, jingles and movie soundtracks; recorded on his and other artists’ CD’s; and performed by many academic and professional jazz and symphonic ensembles.